New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine, vertical pair cancelled by light '11' barred oval of Port Ahuriri, generally clear to large margins but cut into at foot and at upper right in places; both stamps slightly thinned, upper stamp with small tear at top, fine appearance with strong colour and a huge rarity. The only recorded vertical pair of the 1855 London Printings. Odenweller (1987) and R.P.S. (N.Z.) (2002) Certificates. S.G.1, £40,000+, Campbell Patterson A1a
Note: Illustrated in Odenweller as fig 2.13, pg. 32.. . Provenance: E. J. Lee, Lot 313 H. R. Harmer, January 1942. Dr. David Patterson, April 2019 (Image1)

Est. £3,000-5,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine red, four clear margins and strong distinctive colour, light barred oval cancellation leaving most of the design clear; a fine example. B.P.A. Certificate (1991). S.G. 1, £20,000. Campbell Paterson A1a
Provenance: Harmer's, March 2011 (Image1)

Est. £5,000-7,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine, showing re-entry [18/6] above top frame line and in value tablet, generally large margins and just touching frame line at upper left; distinctive colour and cancelled by neat barred oval "1", fine and an exceptionally rare re-entry variety of the London printings. R.P.S. Certificate (1959). S.G. 1 var. , £20,000+; Campbell Paterson A1a (Z)
Provenance: Alfred Clayton, 1959. Gerald Ellott. Joseph Hackmey, February 2009. Dr. David Patterson, April 2019 (Image1)

Est. £4,000-6,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine, good to huge margins on three sides and just touching the frameline at foot, cancelled by crisp barred oval "16" of Christchurch; rich colour, pressed horizontal crease and small scissor cut at foot, otherwise a fine example of the scarce first issue. B.P.A. Certificate (1992). S.G. 1, £20,000; Campbell Paterson A1a, $40,000
Provenance: Dr. David Patterson, April 2019 (Image1)

Est. £3,000-5,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine, good to large margins on three side with small portion of adjoining adhesive visible at top and slightly ragged margin at right, although clear of the frameline; cancelled by light barred oval; a fine example. B.P.A. (1953) and Odenweller (2011) Certificates. S.G. 1, £20,000; Campbell Paterson A1a, $40,000
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Est. £3,000-4,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine red, clear margins at top and foot, cut into on remaining sides; good strong colour, cancelled by barred oval "1" of Auckland; a sound example. R.P.S. (N.Z.) Certificate (1999). S.G. 1, £20,000; Campbell Paterson A1a
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Est. £2,000-3,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine red, four balanced margins and fine crisp impression; strong distinctive colour cancelled by barred oval obliterator. R.P.S. Certificate (1958) and Peter Holcombe Opinion (1985). S.G. 1, £20,000; Campbell Paterson A1a, $40,000
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Est. £4,000-6,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine red, generally good to large margins, just touching frameline at left and with portion of adjoining stamp visible at top, diagonal crease and slightly thinned at lower left; good colour and cancelled by light barred oval; a handsome example. Ceremuga Certificate (2009). S.G. 1, £20,000. Campbell Paterson A1a
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Est. £3,000-5,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1d. dull carmine red, three good margins with portion of adjoining adhesives visible at top and foot, cut into at upper right; good strong colour and light barred oval cancellation; vertical crease not affecting the fine appearance. R.P.S. (N.Z.) Certificate (1960). S.G. 1, Campbell Paterson A1a
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Est. £2,500-3,500

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 2d. dull blue on blued paper, horizontal pair with good balanced margins, each cancelled by numeral "6" of New Plymouth, good strong colour and a very fine multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). S.G. 2, Campbell Paterson A2a
Provenance: "DuBois", May 2007. Joseph Hackmey, May 2010 (Image1)

Est. £800-1,200

Sale No: 2201
Lot No:14
Symbol:Cat No:3

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1/- pale yellow-green on blued paper, unused without gum, clear margins and just touching the frameline at upper left, fresh colour and crisp impression; a very fine example of this rarity. S.G. 3, £45,000; Campbell Paterson A6a, $125,000
Provenance: Schuyler Rumsey, April 27 2000 (Image1)

Est. £8,000-10,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1/- pale yellow-green on blued paper, horizontal pair with huge margins all around and with portions of the adjoining adhesives visible at top and left; neatly cancelled by a single central strike of barred oval '10' of Wellington, a superb and fresh multiple, one of the finest pairs extant. B.P.A. Certificate (1993). S.G. 3, £11,000; Campbell Paterson, A6a
Provenance: Baron Philipp von Ferrary, 1922. Dr. Mario Tomasini. Maurice Burrus, July 1963. Major Henry Dumas, Spink, March 2000. Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 . . (Image1)

Est. £8,000-10,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1/- pale yellow-green on blued paper, horizontal pair with good to large margins, used by several strikes of indistinct barred numeral oval cancellations, diagonal crease at lower left corner; a very fresh and extremely rare multiple. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1992). S.G. 3, £11,000; Campbell Paterson A6a
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary, October 1958. Joseph Hackmey, May 2010 (Image1)

Est. £5,000-7,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1/- pale yellow-green on blued paper, good to large margins and light numeral oval cancellation, slightly chipped margin at upper left corner not affecting the design; a fine example of this scarce stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1997). S.G. 3, £5,500, Campbell Paterson A6a
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Est. £2,500-3,500

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1/- pale yellow-green, large balanced margins, cancelled by part oval numeral; light natural paper wrinkle at right, a fine and fresh example of this scarce and popular stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1952). S.G. 3, £5,500
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Est. £2,000-3,000

New Zealand. 1855 (20 July) Imperforate on Large Star Watermarked Paper. London Printing. 1/- pale yellow-green on blued paper, large margins on three sides and just cut-into at upper left, cancelled by light central strike of Auckland '1' obliteration, diagonal crease not affecting the fine appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (1992). S.G. 3, £5,500. Campbell Paterson A6a, $15,000
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Est. £1,000-1,200

Sale No: 2201
Lot No:162
Symbol:Cat No:81

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 1d. orange-vermilion, large regular margins, unused without gum, fresh bright colour. An exceptional example of this very rare stamp, and considered one of the finest available. Brun handstamp. Holcombe Certificate (1995). S.G. 81, £12,000
Provenance: "Yeroc", January 2000 . "Pegasus", January 2019 (Image1)

Est. £5,000-7,000

Sale No: 2201
Lot No:163
Symbol:Cat No:81

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 1d. orange vermilion, unused with part original gum, clear to good margins; a few very slight thins but otherwise a fine example of this rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). S.G. 81, £12,000
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Est. £4,000-6,000

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 1d. orange-vermilion, a horizontal strip of five with just clear to very large margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, all the more remarkable given the miss-alignemnet of the impressions from left to right, neatly cancelled with five strikes of "dunedin" within oval of bars; virtually free of imperfections which is quite extraordinary given the delicate nature of the paper used; an exceptional strip, almost certanly the largest multiple of any pelure printing. Holcombe Certificate (1988). S.G. 81, £12,500+
Provenance: Charles Lathrop Pack, December 1944, when a strip of six. Caspary, October 1958. John Boker. "Antipodes", October 1988. Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1989. Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 (Image1)

Est. £8,000-12,000

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 1d. orange-vermilion, good to very large margins showing sliver of adjoining stamp at foot, lightly cancelled "17" at Christchurch; trace of soiling though an attractive example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1929). S.G. 81, £2,500
Provenance: "Yeroc", January 2000 . "Pegasus", January 2019 (Image1)

Est. £700-900

Sale No: 2201
Lot No:167
Symbol:Cat No:82

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 2d. ultramarine, good to very large margins, fresh bright colour, unused without gum; a fine example of this delicate stamp. Holcombe Certificate (1988). S.G. 82, £6,500
Provenance: "Pegasus", January 2019 (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,500

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 6d. black-brown, a strip of four with just clear to large margins nearly all round, each cancelled "1" at right; the right-hand stamp with minor defects, nevertheless of fine appearance and a remarkable multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1955). S.G. 85
Provenance: "Chalon", February 1989 . "Pegasus", January 2019 (Image1)

Est. £600-800

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 6d. black-brown, a horizontal pair with good to enormous margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamps at left and right, each neatly cancelled "1" at Auckland; a vertical crease between the pair does not detract from the superb appearance of this scarce multiple. S.G. 88
Provenance: Michael Stephens, January 1938. Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1989. Joseph Hackmey, Februry 2009. (Image1)

Est. £600-800

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 6d. black-brown, an enormous single example showing sheet margin at left, traces of adjoining stamps at top and at foot, and a large margin at right, neatly cancelled "1" at Auckland clear of the Queen's face. A superb and quite extraordinary example. Almost certainly the finest single recorded. R.P.S. (1983) and B.P.A. (1991) Certificates. S.G. 85
Provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988. "Samos", June 1991. Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 . (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,500

New Zealand. Printed by John Davies in Auckland. 1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark. 6d. black-brown, rouletted 7 at Auckland, showing roulettes at top and bottom only; used and cancelled "1" at Auckland, fine. Holcombe Opinion (1988) and Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1991). S.G. 88, £600
Provenance: "Antipodes", September 1988. Dr. David Patterson, April 2019. (Image1)

Est. £300-400